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CENTURY 21 Superheroes Leap Tall Buildings

October 15, 2007 // Franchising.com // - Vancouver, BC - CENTURY 21 Canada is pleased to congratulate all CENTURY 21 Easter Seals Superheroes for raising over $10,000 and successfully staring fear in the face in the 2007 Drop Zone Challenge.

Tim Lintick of CENTURY 21 B.J. Roth Realty Ltd. in Barrie, ON, Krista King of CENTURY 21 Team One Realty Inc. of Halifax, NS, Murray Schlenker of CENTURY 21 Medellis Realty Ltd. of Medicine Hat, AB and Erin Andrecheck of CENTURY 21 Canada, corporate head office in Vancouver, BC, each met the Easter Sales challenge and rappelled off local high rise buildings.

"I couldn't have done it with out the support of CENTURY 21 System members in Barrie and also System members from across the country who generously donated at the CENTURY 21 Canadian Conference in Winnipeg this September," says Lintick who ranked number one as the top Drop Zone fundraiser in the Greater Toronto Area raising over $6000. "It would have been a hard target to meet but thankfully, we belong to an amazing CENTURY 21 family and we all helped in raising money for the cause," adds Lintick.

"CENTURY 21 Canada congratulates these outstanding individuals for the charitable contributions they have each made to Easter Seals," says Don Lawby, President of CENTURY 21 Canada. "It is truly a testament of the commitment CENTURY 21 System members have to giving back to the communities we serve."

"CENTURY 21 System members are superheroes," says Max Beck, CEO of Easter Seals Canada. "Collectively they raise hundreds of thousands of dollars every year through various initiatives to enhance the lives of Canadians with disabilities. No where is this superhero quality best demonstrated than their participation in the Easter Seals Drop Zone where CENTURY 21 System members lead the way as our top fundraisers and strongest supporters."

Since 1999 alone, the CENTURY 21 System in Canada has raised nearly $2 million for Easter Seals. Easter Seals is the official charity organization for CENTURY 21 International and CENTURY 21 Canada.

Drop Zone 2007 raised a record breaking $779,000 this year and had 548 rappellers participate in more than 10 cities across Canada. All money raised will go towards financial assistance for essential equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs and communication devices, as well as providing summer camping experiences at Easter Seals camps and funding Recreational Choices such as swimming and art classes.

Century 21 Canada Limited Partnership is a real estate franchisor with exclusive rights to the

CENTURY 21 brand in Canada and is part of the world's largest residential real estate sales organization. CENTURY 21 provides comprehensive training, management, administrative and marketing support for the CENTURY 21 System, which is comprised of more than 8,300 independently owned and operated franchised broker offices in 56 countries and territories, with more than 143,000 sales associates worldwide. CENTURY 21 Canada is the only organization to

offer customers AIR MILES® reward miles on real estate transactions. For more information visit the award-winning CENTURY 21 Canada website at www.century21.ca.

For more information, please contact:

Century 21 Canada LP

#700 – 1199 West Pender Street

Vancouver, BC

V6E 2R1

Ph: (604) 606-2100

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